Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Haifa) surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, WNW swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Reef (Haifa) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Haifa) in the next 16 days are 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Haifa) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, let’s be straight about it – the surf is cactus. There’s no standout session, no sneaky little swell to chase. The whole 16-day run is flat as a tack. You’re looking at a massive gap from now right through the end of September with nothing worth getting wet for.
We start on Monday, September 14th at The Reef (Haifa). It’s a beach and reef set-up, exposed to the west. This spot is usually inconsistent, and right now, it’s living up to that. Water temp is a balmy 85°, a touch warmer than average, so it feels like a warm bath. But the waves? Forget it.
Monday afternoon brings a tiny 1ft swell out of the WNW with a period of just 5 seconds – that’s just wind chop. The combined energy is a weak 11, and a 12 mph onshore wind from the WNW has it looking messy and poor. Nobody’s out.
Tuesday morning is no better. A bump to 2ft from the NW, but the wind is cross-onshore and the energy is still a weak 26. Poor conditions all around. Tuesday afternoon is the same story.
Wednesday morning the 16th gives us a moment of glassy conditions with a light 3 mph wind from the WSW. Swell is still tiny at 2ft, period 6 seconds, energy at 35. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. You could sit out there on a log and not catch a single wave.
The rest of the week through the weekend is more of the same. Tiny swell, poor conditions, onshore or cross-onshore winds. Friday the 18th drops to a pathetic 0.3ft with a combined energy of 1. That’s about as flat as it gets.
We creep up to Wednesday the 23rd of September with the biggest swell of the whole period: 3ft from the WNW, 7-second period, and a combined energy of 50. Still small, still weak, and the wind is onshore in the morning and cross-onshore in the afternoon. It’s just not happening.
There’s a tiny glimpse on the 25th of September with a similar 2ft swell and 8-second period, energy up to 51. But with a 16 mph onshore wind, it’s going to be a choppy mess.
Then it fades out again into the final days of September, all the way to the 29th. Glassy mornings, clean conditions, but absolutely no swell to work with. For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this kind of blank run is pretty normal. There’s nothing for a surfer here, not even for a beginner on a foamie.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts – it can’t stay this dead forever. But for now, save the wax.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.37m | 12:47PM0.31m | 00:52AM0.35m | 1:12PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:39PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.20m | 2:38AM0.26m | 6:40AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.24m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.05m | 6:46AM0.05m | 6:37PM0.08m | 7:17AM0.08m | 6:55PM0.11m | 7:51AM0.11m | 7:08PM0.14m | 8:45AM0.15m | 7:03PM0.17m | 1:05PM0.16m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:01AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 26 | 23 | 36 | 35 | — | 24 | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 21 | 48 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2228 | 2228 | 2722 | 3714 | 48 | 50 | 1087 | 1058 | 1288 | 1859 | 2228 | 2047 | 2480 | 322 | 2109 | 2460 | 2228 | 2455 | 2228 | 2228 |
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